17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud
voice he cried to all the birds that fly in midheaven, "Come, gather for the
great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of
captains, and the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders,
and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great." 19
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered
to make war against him who sits on the horse and against his army. 20
And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had
performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had
received the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image.
These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with sulfur.
21 And the rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of
him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
20
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his
hand the key of the abyss and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon,
that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a
thousand years, 3 and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed
it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any more, until the
thousand years were ended. After these things he must be released for a
short time.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom
judgment was given. Also I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony to Jesus and because of the word of
God, and who had not worshipped the beast or his image and had not
received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life, and
reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come
to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6
Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over
these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and
of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
7 When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released
from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are at
the four corners of the earth, that is, Gog and Magog, to gather them for
battle; their number is like the sand of the seashore. 9 And they marched
up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints
and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire
and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it;
from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for
them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne,
and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the
book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books,
according to what they had done. 13 The sea gave up the dead which were
in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them, and all
were judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades
were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of
fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he
was thrown into the lake of fire.
21
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud
voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men.
And he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God
himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death will be no more, neither will there be mourning nor crying nor
pain any more, for the former things have passed away."
5 And he who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all
things new." And he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and
true." 6 Then he said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who is thirsty from the
spring of the water of life without cost. 7 He who overcomes will inherit
all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the
cowardly, the unbelieving, the immoral, as for murderers, fornicators,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot will be in the lake that burns
with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls
full of the seven last plagues, and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will
show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10 And he carried me away in
the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city,
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of
God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,
clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the
gates twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve
tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three
gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the
twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The one who talked with me had a gold measuring rod to
measure the city, and its gates and its walls. 16 The city is laid out as a
square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city
with the rod, twelve thousand stadia; its length and width and height are
equal. 17 He also measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits by a
man's measure, which is also an angel's. 18 The wall was made of jasper,
and the city of pure gold, as clear as glass. 19 The foundations of the city
wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation
was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the
eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth,
and the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls,
each of the gates made of a single pearl. And the street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city has no need of the sun or of
the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is
the Lamb. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth
will bring their glory into it. 25 In the daytime (for there will be no night
there) its gates will never be shut; 26 they will bring into it the glory and
the honor of the nations. 27 Nothing unclean shall enter it, nor any one
who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those whose names are
written in the Lamb's book of life.
22
1 Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal,
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 through the middle of
the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life
bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 There will no
longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it,
and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name
will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will be no more night. They will
not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will
give them light; and they will reign for ever and ever.
6 And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And
the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show
his servants the things which must soon take place."
7 "And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is he who keeps the
words of the prophecy of this book."
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when
I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who
showed them to me. 9 But he said to me, "Do not do that! I am a fellow
servant with you and your brethren the prophets, and with those who keep
the words of this book. Worship God." 10 And he said to me, "Do not
seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 He
who does wrong, let him do wrong still; and he who is filthy, let him be
filthy still; and he who does right, let him do right still; and he who is
holy, let him be holy still."
12 "Behold, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to
render to every man according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may
have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and
the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices
falsehood.
16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for
the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright
Morning Star." 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let him
who hears say, "Come." And let him who is thirsty come; let him who
wishes take the water of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this
book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described
in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of
this prophecy, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from
the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming
soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.